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murdoch and his son james will appear with rebecca brooks, the chief ceo of the british newspaper branch. she is also the former chief editor of "the news of the world," the tabloid which closed in the face of mounting evidence that it and other newspapers gained information by illegal means such as hacked voice mails and buying of policemen. the planned merger of the new york and frankfurt stock exchanges has passed another milestone. >> a large portion of shareholders approved the deal, which creates the world's biggest stock exchange. the approval was one of the last major obstacles to the merger plan. nyse/ueor -- nyse/euronext shareholders already gave the approval last week. authorities 1 5 billion euros in long-term bonds, but only high yields, reflecting concerns over rome's ability to stabilize finances. european shares lost ground for the fourth time in five sessions. the dax finished today lower. the same for the eurostoxx 50. the dow jones industrial also ended the session down by 0.4%. the euro is trading for $1.4149. russia is taking a step into the german energy markets. g
murdoch and his son james will appear with rebecca brooks, the chief ceo of the british newspaper branch. she is also the former chief editor of "the news of the world," the tabloid which closed in the face of mounting evidence that it and other newspapers gained information by illegal means such as hacked voice mails and buying of policemen. the planned merger of the new york and frankfurt stock exchanges has passed another milestone. >> a large portion of shareholders approved...
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there is still pressure on senior figures at "news international" including a former editor, or backup brooks. even though there is not this commercial closure, there is also a smart business decision by murdoch because the newspaper wasn't losing money. although he seems to be bowling to political pressure -- the newspaper was losing money, and although he seems to be bound to the political pressure, it makes financial sense. >>> parliamentary elections for next month in syria according to a newspaper which has close ties to the government. it said reforms on the media and political parties must be passed first. meanwhile, one of the centers of the uprising and the president, groups say that the police fired at the crowds demanding reforms wednesday. activists say at least 20 people died since forces moved in earlier this week. >>> the president of yemen has made his first television appearance since suffering severe burns and an attack at the beginning of last month. he repeated his call for dialogue among yemen's rival political groups and gave no sign that he was prepared to step down, bu
there is still pressure on senior figures at "news international" including a former editor, or backup brooks. even though there is not this commercial closure, there is also a smart business decision by murdoch because the newspaper wasn't losing money. although he seems to be bowling to political pressure -- the newspaper was losing money, and although he seems to be bound to the political pressure, it makes financial sense. >>> parliamentary elections for next month in...
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>>brooks: yeah, absolutely. that's the main problem. >>reporter: that's the technical analysis of it. >>yeah, yeah, that's good enough >>reporter: but on a good day and in the right place...gliding races can be truly spectacular...with pilots flying at up to 300km/hr most commonly by riding winds lifting off mountain ridges, or jumping between rising columns of air called thermals, in an elaborate game of 3d chess.... >>tribe: in simple terms you climb in thermals and then you glide losing height until you get to the next thermal. >>hibberd: i always look at gliding as it's an aeronautical form of sailing. making the most out of the weather. >>reporter: the thermals arise from patches of ground that have heated more quickly than surrounding areas. among a multitude of strategic decisions...spotting good thermals is a key skill.... >>tribe: the clouds themselves are very good thermal markers. >>spreckley: then you're looking at ground features....you think oh there's a factory down there...that might be heating up more than the surroundi
>>brooks: yeah, absolutely. that's the main problem. >>reporter: that's the technical analysis of it. >>yeah, yeah, that's good enough >>reporter: but on a good day and in the right place...gliding races can be truly spectacular...with pilots flying at up to 300km/hr most commonly by riding winds lifting off mountain ridges, or jumping between rising columns of air called thermals, in an elaborate game of 3d chess.... >>tribe: in simple terms you climb in thermals...